"Congenital Cardiac Defects with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow" by Patricia Lincoln, OPENPediatrics by OPENPediatrics

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Learn proper technique for accessing a central venous catheter for blood draws and/or medication administration.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Explain the indications for accessing a central venous catheter.

• Describe the equipment needed to access a central venous catheter.

• Demonstrate the steps involved in accessing a central venous catheter.

• Identify the potential complications of accessing a central venous catheter.

AUTHORS

Mary-Jeanne Manning, APRN, MSN, BC, PNP, CCRN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Boston Children's Hospital

DATES

Initial publication: August 28, 2013

Last reviewed: July 19, 2022

CITATION

Manning MJ, Wolbrink TA. Accessing a Central Venous Catheter. 8/2013. OPENPediatrics. Online Course: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2995/accessing-a-central-venous-catheter. Video: https://youtu.be/_EMWuFeEphU. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/GbGNh.

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OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

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Learn about strategies to prevent surgical site infections, and risk factors for surgical site infections in pediatric cardiac patients.

Initial publication: August 26, 2013

Last reviewed date: February 20, 2019.

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org

OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

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